Visioneer Patriot 780 Basic Steps to Open the Twain Interface, To scan with the Twain Interface

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THE BASIC STEPS TO OPEN THE TWAIN INTERFACE

Each TWAIN-compliant software application has its own specific steps to open the TWAIN interface, but the basic process is the same for most of them.

To scan with the TWAIN Interface:

1.Open an application that is TWAIN-compliant.

Applications that are TWAIN-compliant include Microsoft PowerPoint and Microsoft Word, and many other graphics applications and word processing applications.

2.Use the application’s command that opens the TWAIN interface.

For example, in Microsoft PowerPoint, from the Insert menu, choose Picture then choose From Scanner or Camera. Click the drop-down menu and choose Visioneer Patriot 780. Then click Custom Insert. Note that your scanner may be listed twice. One listing is for choosing TWAIN Interface, the other is usually for choosing the WIA Interface. See “Scanning with the WIA Interface” on page 123 to scan from WIA.

Other applications have steps similar to PowerPoint’s.

3.The TWAIN Interface will open. If you’ve already scanned using TWAIN, the interface that opens is the one you used previously to scan.

Please refer to an application’s user guide for the appropriate steps to open the TWAIN Interface for your scanner.